CVE-2008-2573 EXPLOIT
8.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 5.6% (pctl 93)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in SFTP in freeSSHd 1.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary code via a long directory name in an SSH_FXP_OPENDIR (aka opendir) command.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 5.61% — more likely to be exploited than 93% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2008-06-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| freesshd | freesshd |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) Remote Overflow (SEH) | 2008-06-06 |
| exploit-db | freeSSHd 1.2.1 - (Authenticated) Remote Stack Overflow (PoC) | 2008-05-31 |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30498
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493180/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29453
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1711/references
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5709
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5751
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30498
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/493180/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/29453
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020212
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/1711/references
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5709
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5751
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